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Of my first 4 batches 2 of them don't have much carbonation. Here are my observations: The kits (brewer's best) are fine The 2 I did from recipes have little carbonation and no head retention. The recipes I made all used DME - The kits used liquid extract. All other...

I just opened bottle of my second batch. A cherry wheat. The flavor is fine but has NO carbonation. It's only been in the bottle for a week. It was in secondary for about 3 weeks before that. I guess it will just take more time for the bottling sugar to ferment??

I cleaned and sanitized my bottles a few days ago in preparation for bottling. The beer wasn't ready to be bottled. They are all still on the drying rack. How long will they be OK until I need to re-sanitize them again?

I just finished brewing a Cerveza Imperial Steeped grains for 20min @150 F 5 1/2 lbs dry light malt 1/2 lb corn sugar 1 1/2 oz Cascade hops boiled for an hour 1tsp Irish Moss last 15 min 1/2 oz sterling last 5 min White Labs German Ale yeast Fermented 13 days @ 60F OG 1.058 FG...

How can I safely dispose of the sediment left in my Primary? Can it go down the drain, or will it clog up the plumbing?

I have a Brewer's Best weizenbier kit in my primary. It will be ready for secondary in a day or two. I want to make a cherry wheat. I have a 6 gallon glass carboy and a gallon of organic tart cherry juice. Here are the questions: 1. Will this work? 2. Do I need to make any changes to...

Hello all. Just getting into the HB world and will never go back...I am finishing my first batch of Irish Stout (Brewer's Best kit). And I am in the process of a cherry wheat. I hope all goes well. If it doesn't, I'll have to drink store bought beer until another batch is ready.